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18 games like Battle Cry

The best games like Battle Cry are Commands and Colors Ancients, BattleLore Second Edition and Commands & Colors Napoleonics — the closest of 18 ranked alternatives, scored by shared mechanics and category. Commands and Colors Ancients shares wargame, command cards, dice rolling with Battle Cry.

Every alternative below links to its own Battle Cry-style fact page, drawn from MeeplePick’s american civil war / wargame shelf.

Ranked by shared category (3 pts) and mechanics (2 pts), bonus within 0.7 of Battle Cry’s 2.1 weight, then BoardGameGeek’s Bayesian rating — one entry per series, 18 shown.

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1. 1. Commands and Colors Ancients (2006)
   2 players · 60 min · ★ 7.8 · Medium
   Shares with Battle Cry: Wargame, Command Cards, Dice Rolling, Hand Management, Modular Board · 4 of Battle Cry’s 4 mechanics (100%)
   vs Battle Cry: both play at 2 · ~15 min longer · +0.6 heavier
   View Commands and Colors Ancients on Amazon →
2. 2. BattleLore Second Edition (2013)
   2 players · 45–90 min · ★ 7.7 · Medium
   Shares with Battle Cry: Wargame, Command Cards, Dice Rolling, Modular Board · 3 of Battle Cry’s 4 mechanics (75%)
   vs Battle Cry: both play at 2 · ~23 min longer · +0.6 heavier
   View BattleLore Second Edition on Amazon →
3. 3. Commands & Colors Napoleonics (2010)
   2 players · 90 min · ★ 8.0 · Medium
   Shares with Battle Cry: Wargame, Command Cards, Dice Rolling, Hand Management · 3 of Battle Cry’s 4 mechanics (75%)
   vs Battle Cry: both play at 2 · ~45 min longer · +0.6 heavier
   View Commands & Colors Napoleonics on Amazon →
4. 4. Nexus Ops (2005)
   2–4 players · 90 min · ★ 7.2 · Medium-light
   Shares with Battle Cry: Wargame, Dice Rolling, Hand Management, Modular Board · 3 of Battle Cry’s 4 mechanics (75%)
   vs Battle Cry: both play at 2 · scales to 4 · ~45 min longer · same complexity
5. 5. Heroes of Normandie (2014)
   2 players · 30–60 min · ★ 7.5 · Medium
   Shares with Battle Cry: Wargame, Dice Rolling, Hand Management, Modular Board · 3 of Battle Cry’s 4 mechanics (75%)
   vs Battle Cry: both play at 2 · about the same length · +0.6 heavier
6. 6. Memoir '44 (2004)
   2–8 players · 30–60 min · ★ 7.6 · Medium-light
   Shares with Battle Cry: Wargame, Command Cards, Dice Rolling · 2 of Battle Cry’s 4 mechanics (50%)
   vs Battle Cry: both play at 2 · scales to 8 · about the same length · +0.2 heavier
7. 7. Undaunted Normandy (2019)
   2 players · 45–60 min · ★ 7.9 · Medium-light
   Shares with Battle Cry: Wargame, Dice Rolling, Modular Board · 2 of Battle Cry’s 4 mechanics (50%)
   vs Battle Cry: both play at 2 · about the same length · same complexity
8. 8. Manoeuvre (2008)
   2 players · 60 min · ★ 7.3 · Medium-light
   Shares with Battle Cry: Wargame, Dice Rolling, Hand Management, Modular Board · 3 of Battle Cry’s 4 mechanics (75%)
   vs Battle Cry: both play at 2 · ~15 min longer · same complexity
9. 9. Space Hulk (Third Edition) (2009)
   2 players · 60 min · ★ 7.5 · Medium
   Shares with Battle Cry: Wargame, Dice Rolling, Modular Board · 2 of Battle Cry’s 4 mechanics (50%)
   vs Battle Cry: both play at 2 · ~15 min longer · +0.7 heavier
10. 10. 1775 Rebellion (2013)
    2–4 players · 60–120 min · ★ 7.7 · Medium-light
    Shares with Battle Cry: Wargame, Command Cards, Dice Rolling · 2 of Battle Cry’s 4 mechanics (50%)
    vs Battle Cry: both play at 2 · scales to 4 · ~45 min longer · same complexity
11. 11. Forbidden Stars (2015)
    2–4 players · 120–180 min · ★ 8.0 · Medium-heavy
    Shares with Battle Cry: Wargame, Dice Rolling, Hand Management, Modular Board · 3 of Battle Cry’s 4 mechanics (75%)
    vs Battle Cry: both play at 2 · scales to 4 · ~105 min longer · +1.7 heavier
12. 12. Mythic Battles Pantheon (2017)
    2–4 players · 60–90 min · ★ 8.4 · Medium
    Shares with Battle Cry: Wargame, Command Cards, Dice Rolling, Hand Management · 3 of Battle Cry’s 4 mechanics (75%)
    vs Battle Cry: both play at 2 · scales to 4 · ~30 min longer · +0.9 heavier
13. 13. 878 Vikings Invasions of England (2017)
    2–4 players · 60–120 min · ★ 7.5 · Medium
    Shares with Battle Cry: Wargame, Command Cards, Dice Rolling · 2 of Battle Cry’s 4 mechanics (50%)
    vs Battle Cry: both play at 2 · scales to 4 · ~45 min longer · +0.5 heavier
14. 14. Star Wars Rebellion (2016)
    2–4 players · 180–240 min · ★ 8.4 · Medium-heavy
    Shares with Battle Cry: Wargame, Dice Rolling, Hand Management · 2 of Battle Cry’s 4 mechanics (50%)
    vs Battle Cry: both play at 2 · scales to 4 · ~165 min longer · +1.6 heavier
15. 15. Dixie Bull Run (1994)
    2 players · 60 min · ★ 6.3 · Medium-light
    Shares with Battle Cry: American Civil War, Wargame, Dice Rolling, Hand Management · 2 of Battle Cry’s 4 mechanics (50%)
    vs Battle Cry: both play at 2 · ~15 min longer · same complexity
16. 16. A House Divided War Between the States 1861-65 (1981)
    2 players · 240 min · ★ 7.1 · Medium
    Shares with Battle Cry: American Civil War, Wargame, Dice Rolling · 1 of Battle Cry’s 4 mechanics (25%)
    vs Battle Cry: both play at 2 · ~195 min longer · +0.5 heavier
17. 17. Twilight Struggle (2005)
    2 players · 120–180 min · ★ 8.3 · Medium-heavy
    Shares with Battle Cry: Wargame, Dice Rolling, Hand Management · 2 of Battle Cry’s 4 mechanics (50%)
    vs Battle Cry: both play at 2 · ~105 min longer · +1.5 heavier
18. 18. Julius Caesar Caesar (2010)
    2 players · 120 min · ★ 7.8 · Medium-light
    Shares with Battle Cry: Wargame, Dice Rolling, Hand Management · 2 of Battle Cry’s 4 mechanics (50%)
    vs Battle Cry: both play at 2 · ~75 min longer · +0.4 heavier

Looking for the original? See the full Battle Cry fact page — players, play time, age and complexity.